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Additional Merits of Two-dimensional Single Thick-slice Magnetic Resonance Myelography in Spinal Imaging
Abhishek Aggarwal1, Rajiv Azad, Armeen Ahmad
1Department of Radiology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, India.
Objective:
To validate the additional merits of two-dimensional (2D) single thick-slice Magnetic Resonance Myelography (MRM) in spinal imaging.
Materials And Methods:
2D single thick-slice MRM was performed using T2 half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo (HASTE) sequence in addition to routine Magnetic resonance (MR) sequences for spine in 220 patients. The images were evaluated for additional diagnostic information in spinal and extra-spinal regions. A three-point grading system was adopted depending upon the utility of MRM in contributing to the detection of spinal or extra-spinal findings. Grade 1 represented no contribution of MRM while grade 3 would indicate that it was essential to detection of findings.
Results:
Utility of MRM in spine was categorized as grade 3 in 10.9% cases (24/220), grade 2 in 21.8% (48/220) cases and grade 1 in 67.3% cases (148/220). Thus, the overall additional merit of MRM in spine was seen in 32.7% (72/220) of cases. Besides in 14.1% cases (31/220) extra-spinal pathologies were identified.
Conclusion:
2D single thick-slice MRM could have additional merits in spinal imaging when used as an adjunct to routine MR sequences.
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